Miss Gunning's Rant

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on August 31st 2008 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.

Also known as The Contradiction, Miss Gunning's, Miss Gunning's Delight, Miss Gunning's Fancy, Miss Gunnings.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
• Danu by Danu
• Fiddle Music 101 by Ashley And Dave MacIsaac
• Fire In The Kitchen by The Chieftains
• Give Us Another by Joe Derrane
• Heathery Breeze by Matt Molloy
• Just For Gordon by Gordon Duncan
• Knot The Metronome by Runt O'the Litter
• Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
• Live-Disc 1 by Natalie MacMaster
• Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
• Punctured by Garry Shannon
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 2) by David McNevin
• Sarah'ndipity by Sarah Burnell
• Sean Keane by Sean Keane
• Set The Sails by Bantry Bay
• The Horse's Tail by Zoe Conway
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Words That Remain by Solas
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe Burke
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• Up She Flew by Dana Lyn

X: 1
T: Miss Gunning's Rant
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
c3A BEED|CEAc BEEc|dBBA Bcdg|aefd ceae|
c2Ac BEED|CEAc BEEc|dBBA Bcdg|aefd cAAB|
Aaag ~a3e|dcBA GABc|Aaag aece|dcBA E/E/EA2|
Aaag ~a3e|dcBA GAfg|aece fdBc|dBcA E/E/EA2|
|:aec'e aec'e|bed'e bed'e|c'ee'a c'ee'a|dcBA EAA/A/A:|
cefe cefe|f/g/aec BEEB|cefe cefe|afed cAAB|
cefe cefe|f/g/aec BEEB|c/B/AeA fAgA|aefd cAAB|

Miss Gunning's Rant (reel)

Source: Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

# Posted on August 31st 2008 by gian marco

A version of the Contradiction Reel?

# Posted on August 31st 2008 by PaddyCmusic

Here's what Brian McNamara himself has to say about it (from his website http://www.piperbrian.com/music/track_story_lht.html ):

"Miss Gunning's Rant comes from the Grier manuscript and variants of the reel can be found in both Ryan's Mammoth collection and Kerr's collection as 'Miss Gunning's Fancy', in Waifs and Strays by O'Neill as 'The Contradiction' and earlier in the Airds' collection (1782-1799) as 'Miss Gunning's Delight'. The Gunning sisters, Maria and Elizabeth hailed from Castle Coote, Co. Roscommon and were daughters of John and Bridget Gunning. Bridget Gunning was daughter of Theobald Burke the 6th Viscount Mayo. Having fallen on hard times, their fortunes recovered when the sisters married into the English and Scottish aristocracy, becoming respectively Lady Coventry and Duchess of Hamilton and Argyle. Miss Gunning's Rant was composed in honour of Elizabeth. The word 'rant' suggests a lively reel and is also used to describe lively strathspeys in Scotland."

# Posted on September 1st 2008 by ragaman

Version from Thompson

from Thomspon's Compleat Collection c.1770ish

X: 1
T: Miss Gunnings
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
|:c2BA (G/A/B) ED|CEAc BEE2|c2BA (G/A/B) Ed|(c/d/e) EB cA A2:|
|:aAaA aA A2|(G/A/B) ~B2 (G/A/B) ~B2|aAaA aA AB|c2 BA EA A2:|
|:ce~fe ce~fe|fedc BE ~E2|ce~fe ce~fe|fefg aA A2:|

# Posted on October 7th 2008 by fynnjamin